For a young black singer and guitarist from Chicago with only a minor hit, getting booked on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1955 was a career-making opportunity. Sullivan asked him to sing Tennessee Ernie ...

A pair of Bo Diddley retrospectives offers an especially revealing look at the late Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member’s studio experimentation. In “I’m a Man: The Chess Masters, 1955-1958,” we hear ...

Bo Diddley, who died yesterday at 79, was a swaggering blues belter whose crackly feedback guitar riffs and infectious rhythms helped give birth to rock ‘n’ roll. With homemade square guitars, replete ...

Bo Diddley's funeral rocked and rolled Saturday with as much energy as his music. For four hours, friends and relatives sang, danced and celebrated the life of the man who helped give birth to rock ...

A few stories from the Oregonian's archives about rock pioneer Bo Diddley, who passed away earlier today in Florida. First few grafs here; full stories further below. and: MUSIC REVIEW BO DIDDLEY ...

To assign a number to Bo Diddley would be impossible. The guitar great’s influence on rock and roll, blues, and R&B is immeasurable and can still be pinpointed in some of today’s biggest hits. His ...

Bo Diddley, the rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose name is synonymous with a five-note beat and whose style influenced popular music for decades, died Monday of heart failure. He was 79. Diddley, born Otha ...

Bo Diddley was in stable condition at a Florida hospital after suffering a heart attack, his publicist said Tuesday. By The Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Bo Diddley was in stable condition at a ...

Four days after suffering a stroke, Bo Diddley walked around the intensive-care unit at Creighton University Medical Center, and doctors were encouraged that the singer-songwriter-guitarist would be ...